Jack Neo, for two decades Singapore’s most commercially successful filmmaker, is to direct and produce “Money No Enough 3,” a second sequel to his oldest film franchise.
The film is the first project from HiJack Pictures, the joint venture outfit between distributor-producer Clover Films and Neo’s J Team productions that was announced last year. Neo has either directed or starred in nine of the all-time top ten local movies in Singapore.
“Money No Enough 3” will reunite the three stars of the original movie, Mark Lee, Henry Thia and Neo himself. It is a thematic sequel about the financial issues and problems faced by Singaporeans, both old and young.
The production budget is set at $2 million (S$2.8 million) to be financed by HiJack and mm2 Entertainment. Production will start imminently with a targeted completion in early 2024, in time for the Lunar New Year holiday season.
“Geylang” director Boi Kwong is set as producer.
The film is the first project from HiJack Pictures, the joint venture outfit between distributor-producer Clover Films and Neo’s J Team productions that was announced last year. Neo has either directed or starred in nine of the all-time top ten local movies in Singapore.
“Money No Enough 3” will reunite the three stars of the original movie, Mark Lee, Henry Thia and Neo himself. It is a thematic sequel about the financial issues and problems faced by Singaporeans, both old and young.
The production budget is set at $2 million (S$2.8 million) to be financed by HiJack and mm2 Entertainment. Production will start imminently with a targeted completion in early 2024, in time for the Lunar New Year holiday season.
“Geylang” director Boi Kwong is set as producer.
- 10/3/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Line-up also includes Chan vehicle Bleeding Steel and Cannes title The Villainess.
Singapore’s Clover Films has unveiled a slate of 18 mostly Asian releases for 2017, including Stx Entertainment’s The Foreigner and six Korean movies.
The Foreigner, starring Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan, is scheduled for Singapore release on September 28. Clover also has Singapore rights for Jackie Chan vehicle Bleeding Steel, which it will release on December 22.
Buoyed by its success with Train To Busan, which grossed $3.9m in Singapore last year, Clover has also been stocking up on Korean titles. The Villainess, which recently premiered in Cannes Midnight screenings, is scheduled for July 13 and will be followed by war drama The Battleship Island (August 17), horror thriller The Mimic (August 31), supernatural drama Soul Mate (September 21), action film The Fortress (October) and thriller Golden Slumber (December).
Other Hong Kong-Chinese titles on Clover’s slate include Wilson Yip’s Paradox, starring Tony Jaa, Louis Koo and [link...
Singapore’s Clover Films has unveiled a slate of 18 mostly Asian releases for 2017, including Stx Entertainment’s The Foreigner and six Korean movies.
The Foreigner, starring Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan, is scheduled for Singapore release on September 28. Clover also has Singapore rights for Jackie Chan vehicle Bleeding Steel, which it will release on December 22.
Buoyed by its success with Train To Busan, which grossed $3.9m in Singapore last year, Clover has also been stocking up on Korean titles. The Villainess, which recently premiered in Cannes Midnight screenings, is scheduled for July 13 and will be followed by war drama The Battleship Island (August 17), horror thriller The Mimic (August 31), supernatural drama Soul Mate (September 21), action film The Fortress (October) and thriller Golden Slumber (December).
Other Hong Kong-Chinese titles on Clover’s slate include Wilson Yip’s Paradox, starring Tony Jaa, Louis Koo and [link...
- 7/11/2017
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Titles include fourth entry in popular local franchise Ah Boys To Men and horror comedy Vampire Cleanup Department.
Singapore-based mm2 Entertainment has unveiled its new slate of titles, including Jack Neo’s Ah Boys To Men 4 and eight other titles with Hong Kong, Taiwan and Malaysia, all scheduled for release in 2017.
The fourth instalment of the Ah Boys To Men series is about Singapore army recruits who have to juggle between work and their reservist duties. The series is Singapore’s most successful franchise with a combined local box office of more than S$22m from the first three films.
mm2’s slate also includes two Taiwan-set titles, Hsieh Chun Yi’s romantic drama Take Me To The Moon, starring Vivian Sung, and youth comedy Turn Around by DoP-turned-director Chen Tapu; two horror films, Jeffrey Chiang’s Buyer Beware and Ghost’s Net by Hong Kong directors Wong Kwok Keung, Wong Kwok Fai and [link...
Singapore-based mm2 Entertainment has unveiled its new slate of titles, including Jack Neo’s Ah Boys To Men 4 and eight other titles with Hong Kong, Taiwan and Malaysia, all scheduled for release in 2017.
The fourth instalment of the Ah Boys To Men series is about Singapore army recruits who have to juggle between work and their reservist duties. The series is Singapore’s most successful franchise with a combined local box office of more than S$22m from the first three films.
mm2’s slate also includes two Taiwan-set titles, Hsieh Chun Yi’s romantic drama Take Me To The Moon, starring Vivian Sung, and youth comedy Turn Around by DoP-turned-director Chen Tapu; two horror films, Jeffrey Chiang’s Buyer Beware and Ghost’s Net by Hong Kong directors Wong Kwok Keung, Wong Kwok Fai and [link...
- 3/13/2017
- by screenasia@yahoo.com (Silvia Wong)
- ScreenDaily
The Us-Singapore thriller will start shooting in July.
Singapore’s mm2 Entertainment and Us-based BoulderLight Pictures are joining forces to co-produce high-concept thriller Good Match, written and to be directed by David Chirchirillo.
The film follows a bachelor who meets a seemingly perfect match on a social dating app, but things take a dark turn when her behaviour starts to become erratic.
Chirchirillo’s credits as a writer include SXSW Midnight Award winner Cheap Thrills [pictured] and Magnolia’s ABC’s Of Death 2. He also recently landed on the Black List for spec script Eli, which Broad Green picked up.
“Good Match will be our first Us film co-production and we’re excited to take this significant step into the Us market,” said mm2 Entertainment CEO Melvin Ang.
Good Match is scheduled to start shooting in July 2016 for delivery in 2017.
BoulderLight, founded by J.D. Lifshitz and Raphael Margules, has a three-picture slate financing deal with Hong Kong-based Making...
Singapore’s mm2 Entertainment and Us-based BoulderLight Pictures are joining forces to co-produce high-concept thriller Good Match, written and to be directed by David Chirchirillo.
The film follows a bachelor who meets a seemingly perfect match on a social dating app, but things take a dark turn when her behaviour starts to become erratic.
Chirchirillo’s credits as a writer include SXSW Midnight Award winner Cheap Thrills [pictured] and Magnolia’s ABC’s Of Death 2. He also recently landed on the Black List for spec script Eli, which Broad Green picked up.
“Good Match will be our first Us film co-production and we’re excited to take this significant step into the Us market,” said mm2 Entertainment CEO Melvin Ang.
Good Match is scheduled to start shooting in July 2016 for delivery in 2017.
BoulderLight, founded by J.D. Lifshitz and Raphael Margules, has a three-picture slate financing deal with Hong Kong-based Making...
- 5/16/2016
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Singapore distributor Encore Films is making its first foray into production with the debut of Young & Fabulous at Hong Kong Filmart.
Billed as Singapore’s first cosplay film, the $1.5m feature is a coming-of-age story about a group of teenage friends. The cast is headed by Joshua Tan of Ah Boys To Men fame and YouTube star and singer Joyce Chu in her acting debut.
It is directed by veteran TV producer and director Michael Woo, who previously co-directed One More Chance with Jack Neo. The original score is composed by Taiwan’s JerryC, known for his hit theme song for Taiwan blockbuster Our Times.
Young & Fabulous is mainly financed by Encore and also backed by Golden Village Pictures, Singapore Film Commission and Simf Management. Singapore release is set for May 26.
Encore started off as a distributor in Singapore 13 years ago and has since expanded its distribution business to countries including Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong...
Billed as Singapore’s first cosplay film, the $1.5m feature is a coming-of-age story about a group of teenage friends. The cast is headed by Joshua Tan of Ah Boys To Men fame and YouTube star and singer Joyce Chu in her acting debut.
It is directed by veteran TV producer and director Michael Woo, who previously co-directed One More Chance with Jack Neo. The original score is composed by Taiwan’s JerryC, known for his hit theme song for Taiwan blockbuster Our Times.
Young & Fabulous is mainly financed by Encore and also backed by Golden Village Pictures, Singapore Film Commission and Simf Management. Singapore release is set for May 26.
Encore started off as a distributor in Singapore 13 years ago and has since expanded its distribution business to countries including Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong...
- 3/13/2016
- ScreenDaily
Fox International Productions (Fip) and Fox Networks Group Asia (Fng Asia) are joining forces to develop and co-produce Chinese-language content, including films, mini-series and TV series, for global distribution.
The collaboration will include development of new scripts and remakes of existing Fox titles, with the first projects expected to start production in 2017.
The two sister companies are already deeply involved in Chinese-language production. Since launching in 2010, Fip has produced Chinese films such as Hot Summer Days, The Butcher, The Chef & The Swordsman, Love In Space, Kwai Boo: Crazy Space Adventure and Bride Wars.
Fng Asia has also co-produced and distributed Chinese movies through its Star Chinese Movies (Scm) channel, including Sara, Ah Boys To Men 3, Full Strike; 1965, Let’s Eat and Go Lala Go 2.
“Greater China, and Asia overall, represent a very significant portion of our strategic focus on the production of feature films globally,” said Fip president Tomas Jegeus.
“Fip joining...
The collaboration will include development of new scripts and remakes of existing Fox titles, with the first projects expected to start production in 2017.
The two sister companies are already deeply involved in Chinese-language production. Since launching in 2010, Fip has produced Chinese films such as Hot Summer Days, The Butcher, The Chef & The Swordsman, Love In Space, Kwai Boo: Crazy Space Adventure and Bride Wars.
Fng Asia has also co-produced and distributed Chinese movies through its Star Chinese Movies (Scm) channel, including Sara, Ah Boys To Men 3, Full Strike; 1965, Let’s Eat and Go Lala Go 2.
“Greater China, and Asia overall, represent a very significant portion of our strategic focus on the production of feature films globally,” said Fip president Tomas Jegeus.
“Fip joining...
- 3/13/2016
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Seven award-winning directors led by Royston Tan are set to create an omnibus film celebrating the 50th anniversary of Singapore and its people.
Tan is joined by Eric Khoo, director of films such as of My Magic, Jack Neo of Ah Boys To Men, Kelvin Tong of The Maid, Boo Jun Feng of Sandcastle, Tan Pin Pin of Singapore GaGa, and K Rajagopal of I Can’t Sleep Tonight.
“I like to think that the project is a microcosm of the Singapore story,” said Tan. “We all have diverse filmmaking styles, we all see different aspects of Singapore and its 50-year journey in our unique ways, yet it has given us a common sense of purpose. We hope this will shine through in the final cut
The jubilee omnibus is set for a release in the middle of 2015, and is looking to confirm an “iconic venue” for its premiere.
“Singapore and our people have influenced so many...
Tan is joined by Eric Khoo, director of films such as of My Magic, Jack Neo of Ah Boys To Men, Kelvin Tong of The Maid, Boo Jun Feng of Sandcastle, Tan Pin Pin of Singapore GaGa, and K Rajagopal of I Can’t Sleep Tonight.
“I like to think that the project is a microcosm of the Singapore story,” said Tan. “We all have diverse filmmaking styles, we all see different aspects of Singapore and its 50-year journey in our unique ways, yet it has given us a common sense of purpose. We hope this will shine through in the final cut
The jubilee omnibus is set for a release in the middle of 2015, and is looking to confirm an “iconic venue” for its premiere.
“Singapore and our people have influenced so many...
- 8/22/2014
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
Seven award-winning directors led by Royston Tan are set to create an omnibus film celebrating the 50th anniversary of Singapore and its people.
Tan is joined by Eric Khoo, director of films such as of My Magic, Jack Neo of Ah Boys To Men, Kelvin Tong of The Maid, Boo Jun Feng of Sandcastle, Tan Pin Pin of Singapore GaGa, and K Rajagopal of I Can’t Sleep Tonight.
“I like to think that the project is a microcosm of the Singapore story,” said Tan. “We all have diverse filmmaking styles, we all see different aspects of Singapore and its 50-year journey in our unique ways, yet it has given us a common sense of purpose. We hope this will shine through in the final cut
The jubilee omnibus is set for a release in the middle of 2015, and is looking to confirm an “iconic venue” for its premiere.
“Singapore and our people have influenced so many...
Tan is joined by Eric Khoo, director of films such as of My Magic, Jack Neo of Ah Boys To Men, Kelvin Tong of The Maid, Boo Jun Feng of Sandcastle, Tan Pin Pin of Singapore GaGa, and K Rajagopal of I Can’t Sleep Tonight.
“I like to think that the project is a microcosm of the Singapore story,” said Tan. “We all have diverse filmmaking styles, we all see different aspects of Singapore and its 50-year journey in our unique ways, yet it has given us a common sense of purpose. We hope this will shine through in the final cut
The jubilee omnibus is set for a release in the middle of 2015, and is looking to confirm an “iconic venue” for its premiere.
“Singapore and our people have influenced so many...
- 8/22/2014
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
Singapore-based mm2 Entertainment is in the final weeks of shooting on The Lion Men, a two-part action comedy that involves martial arts.
Jack Neo, director of local box-office hit Ah Boys To Men, directs the film, which involves the famous Chinese New Year lion dance – looking at rival dance troupes.
Production distribution and marketing company mm2 will distribute in Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan starting at the end of January (timed to Chinese New Year). The company also holds international rights.
The film reunites the director with some of the cast from Ah Boys to Men.
Mm2 executive director Melvin Ang said of Neo: “He’s directed more than 20 movies, he understands what the local audiences want.”
The film wraps its Singapore shoot this week before moving to shoot some scenes in China.
Mm2 produces or co-produces 10-12 films a year, and distributes another 5-8. The company is attending Afm for the first time this year.
Jack Neo, director of local box-office hit Ah Boys To Men, directs the film, which involves the famous Chinese New Year lion dance – looking at rival dance troupes.
Production distribution and marketing company mm2 will distribute in Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan starting at the end of January (timed to Chinese New Year). The company also holds international rights.
The film reunites the director with some of the cast from Ah Boys to Men.
Mm2 executive director Melvin Ang said of Neo: “He’s directed more than 20 movies, he understands what the local audiences want.”
The film wraps its Singapore shoot this week before moving to shoot some scenes in China.
Mm2 produces or co-produces 10-12 films a year, and distributes another 5-8. The company is attending Afm for the first time this year.
- 11/10/2013
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.